Samsung Galaxy S IV to be unveiled March 14, company confirms

Samsung is confirming that it will unveil its next generation Galaxy S smartphone on March 14.

J.K. Shin, Samsung's mobile chief, said at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona that the company will announce the Galaxy S IV on that day in New York, according to a report Monday by Edaily, a South Korean news site.

The date had previously been reported by a number of news outlets citing unnamed sources, but this was the first time a Samsung official had disclosed the date for the unveiling of the next version of the company's flagship device.